Born in the 1960s, when I was in elementary school or middle school, the happiest thing of the year was going out in spring or autumn. At that time, I usually went to parks, and most of them were parks in the city or suburbs, such as the Summer Palace, Beihai, and Zhongshan Park. Knowing the news of the garden tour, I will be excited for several days. Parents prepare bread, biscuits and other delicious food in advance, and some difficult families bring pancakes, and some even sweet potatoes and corn bread. Basically, no one brought water, let alone drinks. It seemed that there were no drinks at that time, and they all drank tap water. The drinking water in the park seems to be relatively high-end. There is a kind of tap water specially for tourists to drink. They are all the same water, but the water spout is facing upwards and is relatively thin. The water tastes sweet and refreshing, and it is better than the current pure water. too much.
At that time, children played a lot of things, and they were all outdoors, such as playing, skating, smoking traitors, bouncing glass balls, making smoke paintings, pulling roots, pushing hoops, and sticking buttocks. Curtain and so on. During the day, before school and after school, the streets are full of crazy fun, very happy. But few people go to the park, so the school organized garden tours are especially attractive to us as children. When I came to the park, the children were like a flock of happy birds, chirping non-stop. Although I don't know much about many things in the park, and I don't know how to appreciate them, but this novelty, this happiness, and this freedom still make me miss it deeply.
As we grow older, we see more of the world and our living conditions improve, but our happiness decreases. I often go to other places to play, but I basically don't go to the parks in Beijing. The happy childhood is a memory that will never be erased. Taking advantage of the fact that you can’t travel far during the epidemic, take a good tour of the parks in Beijing, find the happy childhood memories, and try to understand the things that were confused before. A wonderful thing.
summer palace
The Summer Palace has a large area (3.09 square kilometers) and consists of two main parts, Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake. There are too many things to play and see in it. If you look carefully, you may not be able to finish it in ten and a half months. My wife and I spent four days (sometimes half a day) to take a quick tour, of course, mainly for walking, walking, and looking for the feeling of going to the garden when we were children.
On the first day, enter the new palace gate, go counterclockwise along Kunming Lake, that is, go north, Kunlun Stone Stele, Wenchang Pavilion, Zhichun Pavilion, Ou Xiangxie, Leshou Palace, Promenade, Yunhui Yuyu Archway, Stone Boat, Suyunyan Chengguan, Banbi Bridge, Jiehu Bridge, Xidi, Xiuyi Bridge, Langru Pavilion, Tongniu, that is, a counterclockwise circle along Kunming Lake.
On the second day, enter the new palace gate, go north, Wenchang Pavilion, Yulan Hall, Yiyun Hall, Renshou Hall, Ziqi Donglai Chengguan, Harmony Garden, Overlook Zhai, Yinhui Chengguan, Suzhou Street, Yanqing Shanglou .
On the third day, in the morning, enter the west gate, Tuancheng Lake South Road, Xidi, Yudai Bridge, Gengzhitu, Tuancheng Lake West Road, back to the west gate, actually almost turn around Tuancheng Lake. In the afternoon, enter the west gate, go back to the west bank of Kunming Lake West Lake, West Causeway, Liuqiao, and Jingming Bridge.
On the fourth day, enter through the East Palace Gate, go up to the Foxiang Pavilion through the Paiyun Gate, then go up to Zhishu, Zhizhihai, and Sibuzhou from the west, and then go down the back mountain, pass through Ziqi and come east to Chengguan, Dehe Garden, and go back to the East Palace Gate. .
The content in the Summer Palace is too rich, and it takes a lot of time to understand it in more detail. Four days is far from enough. In the future, I will take time to visit and continue to add and update.
As a royal garden in the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace was modeled on the West Lake in Hangzhou and conceived with the ancient Chinese mythology "Three Immortals on the Sea". . The door opens at six o'clock in the morning, there are not many people, the light is suitable, and the viewing effect is the best.
The access to the Summer Palace is very convenient, with six gates in total.
1. East Palace Gate: Located near Xiyuan. Entering the door is the Hall of Renshou and the Garden of Virtuous Harmony.
2. Wenchang courtyard gate: on the south side of the East Palace gate. After entering the gate, there are Wenchang Courtyard, Wenchang Pavilion and Zhichun Pavilion.
3. Beigong Gate: Opposite the Central Party School.
4. Xinjian Palace Gate: Wenchang Courtyard Gate faces south, facing Xinjian Palace Gate Road. At the entrance, you can see the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and Tongniu.
5. South Ruyi Gate: Located in the southeast corner of the Summer Palace, you can see the Xiuyi Bridge after entering the gate, close to the West Causeway.
6. West Gate: It is located on the southwest side of the West Lake of the Summer Palace, close to the Changguan Hall and the West Causeway.
7. North Ruyi Gate: Located in the northwest corner of the Summer Palace, on the west side of the North Palace Gate, near Banbi Bridge.
The transportation of the Summer Palace extends in all directions, whether it is by bus or by car, it is very convenient.
There are parking lots at East Palace Gate, Xinjian Palace Gate, North Palace Gate, and West Gate. However, during holidays, the parking spaces will still be tight, so it is recommended to travel by bus.
Multiple ground buses stop at the Summer Palace, Metro Line 4 has a station at Beigongmen, and tram Xijiao Line has a station at the Summer Palace West Gate.
Due to the epidemic period, for the sake of safety, we chose to drive there by ourselves, and the travel time was before 6 am and 3 or 4 pm, avoiding the peak hours of driving. Both the Xinjian Palace Gate and Ximen parking lots are quite large, not far from the gate.
For the convenience of recording, I will introduce them one by one in chronological order.
On the second day, continue to enter through the new palace gate. If you want to save time, you can enter through the east palace gate. The reason why we continue to enter through the new palace gate is because the weather is fine that day, and we can once again enjoy the beautiful scenery of Kunming Lake on the East Causeway, and the photo effect will be better.
The sky is very bright, the water surface looks bluer, Longevity Hill and West Hill are emerald green, and the figure of Foxiang Pavilion is faintly reflected on the lake surface, adding a touch of beautiful color to the lake surface.
The Seventeen-Arch Bridge is like a rainbow lying on the waves, connecting near water and distant mountains, connecting the world and fairyland.
West Causeway, Yuquan Mountain, Longevity Mountain; Six Bridges, Twin Pagodas, Foxiang Pavilion, the heights are scattered, the layers are distinct, the combination of distance and near, the landscape is rich, it is really visual enjoyment.
How can you say goodbye to death if you have success? I would like to be a mandarin duck and not envy immortals.
After passing Wenchang Pavilion and Zhichun Pavilion, you come to Yulan Gate.
Yulan Gate is the main entrance of Yulan Hall. It adopts the form of the gate of the palace in traditional Chinese architecture. It is three rooms wide and faces south.
A pair of stones guarding the gate outside the gate, with stalactites on the left and limestone on the right, are called "mother and son stones". The two stones were moved here from Jingyi Garden by Empress Dowager Cixi after she imprisoned Emperor Guangxu. It feels like a scolding to Emperor Guangxu.
Yulan Hall was first built in Qianlong and rebuilt during Guangxu. Qingyi Garden was the study hall of Emperor Qianlong at the time, and its name was taken from the meaning of "sparkling lake", and the Summer Palace was used as the bedroom of Emperor Guangxu at the time.
The main hall, Yulan Hall, has three rooms in width, two rooms in the east and west side rooms, and the front and back are out of the Baosha. The plaque on the outer eaves of the Ming Dynasty "Yulan Hall" expresses a poem by the modern poet Lu Ji, "Yuquan springs with small waves".
Yulan Hall was the residence of Emperor Guangxu. After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Cixi imprisoned Emperor Guangxu here. In order to prevent Guangxu from escaping, many walls were built in the courtyard, and traces can still be seen today.
Yulan Hall is a courtyard-style building, the main hall is Yulan Hall, the east side hall is Xiafen Room, and the west side hall is Ouxiangxie. The three halls used to have back doors. The east hall could lead to Renshou Hall, the west hall could reach the lakeside wharf, and the back door of the main hall directly faced Yiyun hall.
In the courtyard behind the Yulan Hall, there are two rockery stacked with Taihu Lake stones. It was named Lion Forest after Qianlong's visit to Suzhou Lion Forest. There is Xijia building near the lake in the west of the courtyard, which is named after Tao Yuanming's "Mountain atmosphere is beautiful every day and night". The two-story hard top of the Xijia Building is a good place to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunset and the evening mist.
On the west side of Xijia Building is a carved railing path near the lake, known as "Jiudaowan". Going north and west, you can reach Leshoutang, Cixi's bedroom.
Yiyun Hall is located on the north side of the Lion Grove, with Dehe Garden in the east and Leshou Hall in the west. It used to be the place where Emperor Qianlong collected books. In the late Qing Dynasty, it became the bedroom of Emperor Guangxu's wife, Empress Longyu.
The gate of the courtyard is the vertical flower gate, which is titled Yiyun Gate. There are main hall and east and west side halls in the courtyard.
Go in the direction of the East Palace Gate and arrive at the Hall of Renshou.
The Hall of Renshou and Qingyi Garden was named Qinzheng Hall. It was first built in the 15th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, burned down by the British and French allied forces in the 10th year of Xianfeng, and rebuilt in the 12th year of Guangxu. This is the place where Empress Dowager Cixi and Guangxu lived in the palace, received congratulations and received foreign envoys. It is the most important place for political activities in the Summer Palace, and it is also one of the planning places for the reform movement in modern Chinese history.
The plaque "Ren Shou Dian" written in Manchu and Chinese characters is hung between the eaves and pillars outside the main hall.
The Renshou Hall is now closed for visits. You can see two plaques in the hall: "Dayuan Baojing" and "Shouxie Renfu".
The white marble terrace in front of the main hall is called the platform. There are a pair of bronze dragons, a bronze phoenix and a pair of copper vats on it. There are four bronze tripod furnaces in front of the platform.
These bronze wares are beautiful in shape and exquisite in decoration, representing the superb craftsmanship at that time.
The two bronze beasts in front of the main hall are particularly eye-catching, with dragon head, lion tail, antlers, ox hooves, and scales all over the body. They have strange shapes. This is the legendary auspicious beast - Qilin.
In front of Renshou Hall, there are five Taihu stones about 4 meters high, one on each side, symbolizing the four seasons of the year. The five Taihu Lake stones symbolize the five old peaks, a scenic spot in Mount Lushan, implying longevity, and are called "five old men on the peak".
The middle one is facing the Renshou Gate, known as the Shouxing Stone. It was moved here from the Mergen Garden (Peking University) when the Summer Palace was rebuilt in the 12th year of Guangxu. Look, does it look like an old man with white hair and a childlike face?
In front of Renshou Hall is Renshou Gate, which is a ritual gate and the second palace gate of the Summer Palace.
There is such a well next to the Hall of Renshou - Yannian Well, which looks ordinary, but is actually very unusual. It is said that it is the royal water well of Empress Dowager Cixi.
The well was excavated in 1903, and it is said that it was excavated under the decree of Empress Dowager Cixi. It is said that this summer, the heat was unbearable, and Cixi went to the Summer Palace to escape the heat. It may be caused by heat stroke on the road, and the illness cannot be cured, and it will not be cured for a long time. One day, Cixi had a dream. She dreamed that there was a well next to the Hall of Renshou. After waking up, he sent people to dig, and sure enough, water was dug out. After Cixi drank a bowl, she suddenly felt refreshed, the heat disappeared, and her illness was cured. Based on this, it is believed that the water in this well can cure diseases and probably prolong life, so this well is named Yannian Well.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yannian Well was abandoned. What I see today was rebuilt in 1984. The three characters "Yannian Well" came from the hand of Wang Xiaju, a famous contemporary calligrapher.
To the north of Renshou Hall is Dehe Garden, which was originally the former site of Yichun Hall in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and was rebuilt in the Guangxu period. At that time, together with Changyin Pavilion in the Forbidden City and Qingyin Pavilion in Chengde Mountain Resort, it was called the three major theaters of the Qing Palace.
The Dehe Garden is sold separately, and you can take the time to visit it alone in the future.
There is a trail on the east side of Dehe Garden leading to the back mountain.
To the right at the end of the path, there is a Guanque-style building - Ziqi Donglai Chengguan. There are two attics built on it, surrounded by battlements made of carved blue bricks. The inscription on the front of Guancheng reads "Purple Qi Comes from the East" and the inscription on the back says "Chicheng Xiaqi", both of which were inscribed by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
Go through Ziqi East to Chengguan and come to the Garden of Harmony.
The Garden of Harmonious Interests is located in the northeast corner of Wanshou Mountain. It is small and exquisite, and forms a garden of its own in the Summer Palace, known as "the garden within the garden". During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was built in imitation of Jichang Garden at the foot of Huishan Mountain in Wuxi, and was originally called Huishan Garden. After the completion, Qianlong once wrote a poem and said in the preface of the poem: "One pavilion and one path are full of harmony and fun". During the Jiaqing period, the name was changed to "Harmonious Fun Garden".
The water from the back lake of Kunming Lake flows into the Garden of Harmony, forming a lotus pond. Around the lotus pond, craftsmen pile mountains to build halls, build bridges and gardens. There are thirteen pavilions, terraces, halls and pavilions in the garden, which are connected by hundreds of corridors and five bridges of different forms.
There is also Zhichun Pavilion in the garden, which is located on the right hand side of the entrance.
Drinking Green Pavilion.
Yinlv Pavilion and Xiqiu Pavilion.
Cheng Shuang Zhai.
verandah.
Dan Biting.
There are five bridges in the Garden of Harmonious Interest, Zhiyu Bridge is the most famous. The name of the bridge is taken from "Zhuangzi and Huizi swim in Haoliang" in "Zhuangzi·Autumn Water". There are three characters "Zhiyu Bridge" inscribed by Qianlong on the stone square at the head of the bridge.
Zhichuntang.
round pavilion.
Lanting.
Zhan Qingxuan.
Han Yuantang.
The lotus pond in the Garden of Harmony seems to be stronger than other places, and the flowers bloom more beautifully.
Mandarin duck and fish.
Outside the Garden of Harmony, a big cat was walking leisurely. When it saw someone taking pictures, it cooperated very much, and even posed on the big rock. It seems that the cats in the garden have also seen battles.
Continue to go north, cross the Cultural Revolution Bridge, and come to the north bank of Houxi River.
Overlook Yuanzhai. Tiaoyuanzhai, commonly known as "Wanhui Building", was built in the 17th year of Guangxu, and it was a convenient place for Empress Dowager Cixi to watch meetings.
What Empress Dowager Cixi watched in the Wangyuanzhai was the Miaofeng Mountain Temple Fair, which lasted from the Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty in Beijing history. Folk artists and pilgrims attending the temple fair walked from the city to Miaofeng Mountain, passing through the Summer Palace along the way.
Back then, there was only a small village named Dayouzhuang behind the Summer Palace. It was already noon when the performers attending the temple fair and the pilgrims walked from the city to the Summer Palace, and many people rested and dined in Dayou Village. Over time, Dayouzhuang has become a landscape on the way to the Miaofeng Mountain Temple Fair. In order to allow the Empress Dowager Cixi to witness the grand occasion of the temple fair every year without leaving the garden, there is the Hall of Viewing Yuanzhai, which stands high on the ground. When Cixi watched the temple fair, she sat on the throne in the main hall, condescendingly overlooking the bustling square outside the garden wall, the busy flow of people and various wonderful performances.
The stream is smoky and foggy. It is the waterfront building of Danning Hall.
Going west along the bank, due to construction, cross the bridge and turn to the south bank of Houxi River.
The river is vivid because of the lotus, and the lotus is beautiful because of the river.
At the easternmost end of Suzhou Street, due to the closure of Suzhou Street, the shore has been impassable, so we climbed up a steep slope and came to Yinhui Chengguan.
Yinhui Chengguan. It was first built in the reign of Qianlong, with "Yinhui" engraved on the east side of the stone forehead and "Yishuang" engraved on the west side, echoing the "Tongyun" Chengguan in the west, both of which are land gates of Suzhou Street.
After passing Yinhui Chengguan, you can overlook the easternmost end of Suzhou Street.
The Cifu Archway is located at the north entrance of Songtang. It was first built in the reign of Qianlong and rebuilt after the founding of New China. The archway faces south, with the inscription "Cifu" on the north side and "Hui Yin" on the south side. The Cifu Archway is a three-room, four-pillar and seven-archway structure, covered with yellow glazed tiles. Together with the East Palace Gate Archway and Yunhui Yuyu Archway, it is the three highest-standard archways in the Summer Palace.
The carvings and paintings in the workshop are vivid and gorgeous.
The lion on the pillar is charmingly naive.
The Cifu Archway is the central axis of the back of Wanshou Mountain. The back faces the Long Bridge and Beigong Gate, and Suzhou Street is below.
Suzhou Street is a shopping street built on both sides of the Houhe River in imitation of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It was first built during the Qianlong period, and it was a water street dedicated to the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty to go shopping. In 1860, dozens of shops on the shore were burned down by foreign powers. Rebuilt in 1986.
Go west along the foot of Wanshou Mountain, pass Suyunyan Chengguan, Longqiao, and Shifang, and arrive at the northern shore of Kunming Lake.
Looking west, the visual effect is good.
After passing the Yunhui Yuyu archway, looking south, against the light, the CCTV Tower and the Langru Pavilion just overlap, and the Langru Pavilion seems to have a spire.
Pass the gate of Wenchang Pavilion and return to the east bank.
The lake is slightly choppy, the boats are rippling, and the beautiful scenery remains the same.
A pool of clear water flows eastward, and mandarin ducks play freely.
Came to Langruting again.
Cross the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and go to Nanhu Island.
On the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, you can see the Buddhist Incense Pavilion, the mountains and lakes on the first floor.
Nanhu Island is located on the southeast side of Kunming Lake, east of the West Causeway, echoing Longevity Hill.
The entire island is circular, and there are Longwang Temple, Jianyuan Hall, Danhuixuan, Yuebo Tower, Yunxiang Pavilion, etc. built on the island, all of which were destroyed and rebuilt. In the north is a rockery made of rocks, on which there are Hanxu Hall and Lancui Room.
Nanhu Island, together with Zhijing Pavilion and Zaojiantang in the West Dike Outer Lake, are used to symbolize the three fairy islands of Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou in the sea in myths and legends. Nanhu Island is also called "Penglai Island", which symbolizes the fairy mountain on the sea in mythology.
After going to the island, there are three archways in the east, west and south.
Guangrun Lingyu Temple.
Go up along the mountain path to Hanxu Hall.
The predecessor of Hanxu Hall was Wangchan Pavilion, a three-story pavilion built during the Qianlong period, and it was rebuilt into a one-story Hanxu Hall during Jiaqing. It is an excellent place for emperors and queens to enjoy the moon in summer and autumn. It was burned down by the British and French allied forces in 1860 and rebuilt during the Guangxu period. Empress Dowager Cixi once reviewed the drills of the Naval Academy here.
Hanxu Hall faces south from the north, facing Kunming Lake in the north, and has a viewing platform to enjoy the scenery.
Nanhu Island faces water on all sides, and there are water-facing trails on the west, north, and east sides, with excellent viewing effects.
Looking southwest, you can see Jingming Tower and Lianqiao.
Looking west, you can see Yuquan Twin Towers and Yudai Bridge.
Looking from the northwest to see the stone boat, the mountains and lakes, there is a total of the first floor.
Look at the building complex of Foxiang Pavilion from the north.
To the northeast, look at Shuimu Ziqin, Xijia Tower, Dehe Garden, Wenchang Pavilion, and Zhichun Pavilion.
Looking east, you can see the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and corridors like pavilions.
Cross the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, return to the east bank, exit the Xinjian Palace Gate, and the next day's itinerary ends.
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